Safari < 6.2.5 / 7.1.5 / 8.0.5 Multiple Vulnerabilities
high Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 8696
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Synopsis
The remote host is missing a critical Safari patch update.Description
The version of Safari installed on the remote host is prior to 6.2.5 / 7.1.5 / 8.0.5 and is affected by the following vulnerabilities :- A flaw exists in the state management which can result in the user's browser history not being fully purged from 'history.plist'. (CVE-2015-1112)
- Multiple memory corruption vulnerabilities exist in WebKit due to improperly validated user-supplied input. A remote attacker, using a specially crafted website, can exploit these issues to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2015-1119, CVE-2015-1120, CVE-2015-1121, CVE-2015-1122, CVE-2015-1124)
- A flaw exists in Webkit when handling credentials for FTP URLs. A remote attacker, using a specially crafted website, can cause the resources of another origin to be accessed. (CVE-2015-1126)
- A flaw exists in the state management which can cause a user's browsing history to be indexed while in private mode. An attacker can use this to gain information on the sites that were visited. (CVE-2015-1127)
- A flaw exists with push notification requests while in private browsing mode that can reveal a user's browsing history when responding to notifications.(CVE-2015-1128)
- A flaw in client certificate matching allows a remote attacker, using a specially crafted website, to track a user's web traffic.(CVE-2015-1129)
Solution
Upgrade to Safari 6.2.5 / 7.1.5 / 8.0.5 or later.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 8696
Family: Web Clients
Published: 4/17/2015
Updated: 3/6/2019
Dependencies: 3705
Nessus ID: 82711
Risk Information
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 9.3
Temporal Score: 8.1
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Temporal Vector: CVSS2#E:ND/RL:OF/RC:C
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 8.1
Temporal Score: 7.7
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:X/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patch Publication Date: 4/8/2015
Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/10/2015
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2015-1120, CVE-2015-1122, CVE-2015-1127, CVE-2015-1129, CVE-2015-1126, CVE-2015-1128, CVE-2015-1119, CVE-2015-1121, CVE-2015-1124, CVE-2015-1112